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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1905 Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1984 (aged 78) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Central Michigan |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1930 | Central Michigan |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1937 | Cass City HS (MI) |
| 1938–1941 | Mount Pleasant HS (MI) |
| 1942–1950 | Arthur Hill HS (MI) |
| 1951–1966 | Central Michigan |
| Basketball | |
| 1954–1956 | Central Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 91–58–2 (college football) 23–20 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 7 IIAC (1952–1956, 1963, 1966) | |
Kenneth A. "Wild Bill" Kelly (June 1, 1905 – March 7, 1984) was an American football, basketball, and tennis player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1951 to 1966, compiling a record of 91–58–2, and the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 23–20. Kelly/Shorts Stadium, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program, was renamed in Kelly's honor in 1983.[1] Kelly died on March 7, 1984, at the age of 78.[2][3]
- ^ "Kenneth "Wild Bill" Kelly". Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ "Kenneth Kelly". The Blade. Associated Press. March 10, 1984. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ "School's most successful: Ex-CMU grid coach dies". Detroit Free Press. March 9, 1984. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.